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		everybodyknows on March 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Changes at YC Is "impacted" the euphemism of the 2020's? In the past I've seen "affected", but maybe that's passé now. So hard to keep up with all the progress in our language ...

layer8 on March 13, 2023 [–]

I mean, aren’t founders always touting that they want to have an impact in the world? ;)

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